Build a Startup with Karachi's Top Pre-Seed Accelerator. Founder Institute Applications Open

Today, the Founder Institute, the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Karachi - Pakistan 2025 program!

If you could use a structured process and support from Karachi's top investors and entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Karachi - Pakistan 2025 Founder Institute today.

Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities worldwide, the Founder Institute provides high-potential entrepreneurs and teams with the devoted support network and structured growth process needed to get to traction and funding. Since 2009, the program has helped over 7,500 Alumni raise over $1.85BN funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more.

To celebrate the launch, we will host several free startup events in Karachi, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs and hear more about the program:

Venture Trailblazers, featuring Ilya A. Strebulaev from Stanford: 10:00pm, Dec 05, 2024 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/359977
Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 11:00pm, Dec 09, 2024 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/359985
Enterprise Sales 101 for Startup Founders: Closing Big Deals: 11:00pm, Dec 11, 2024 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/359991
Get Feedback on Your MVP from Product Experts & Find Early Users: 11:00pm, Dec 16, 2024 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/359997
Founder Showcase: Startup Pitch & Networking Event: 11:00pm, Dec 18, 2024 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/360003
Startup Funding AMA & Founder Institute Info Session, with Jonathan Greechan (CEO, Founder Institute): 11:00pm, Dec 30, 2024 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/360267
Startup Funding AMA & Founder Institute Info Session, with Jonathan Greechan (CEO, Founder Institute): 6:00am, Jan 03, 2025 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/360386
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Technical Co-Founder: 11:00pm, Jan 08, 2025 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/361646
Startup to Scale-Up: Mastering Sales & Branding with Mark Kosoglow: 11:00pm, Jan 13, 2025 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/361337
What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 6:00am, Jan 23, 2025 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/362684

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The Karachi program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Saira Qayyum (CEO, Dream Factory), Sayyed Ahmad Masud (CEO, Change Mechanics Pvt Ltd), Umair Sheikh (Founder & CEO, Innovate47).

In addition, some of Karachi's top investors, entrepreneurs, and CEOs will be participating in the program, providing them with expert feedback and evaluation. The list of startup mentors for the Karachi Founder Institute includes:

Abbas Bilgrami: Campaign Program Manager, Untited States Institute of Peace
Adeel Javaid: Founder/CEO, CelebConnect Inc.
Adeel Shaffi: Co-Founder and VP Engineering, Price Oye
Adi Abdurab: Director Digital Strategy / Co-Founder, Digitacker.com | Intesaab Podcast | Nadeeday Food Blog
Adnan Faisal: Founder , ScaleX
Adnan Faisal: serial entrepreneur, Startup coach and Mentor
Adnan Afaq: Managing Director, Pakistan Credit Rating Agency
Ahmad Hassan: CEO/ Founder, CodeGini pvt Ltd.
Ahmed Ayub: Co-Founder, Airlift
Ahmed Uzair: Partner, AUC | LAW
Ahmed Sajjad Zaidi: Founder & CEO, Iris Red
Ahsan Maykan: Senior Consultant, Telenor
Ahsan Tahir: CEO, www.walee.pk
Ahsen Mirza: Project Director, Business Incubation Center, International Islamic University
Aijaz Ather: Founder, The Right Careers
Ali Hasnain: CEO, DealsMash
Ali Mukhtar: CEO, Fatima Ventures
Ali Qasim: Innovation Lead, Business Incubation Center, Bahria University Islamabad
Ali Dossa: Founder and C.E.O , TSF
Ali Mohammad Sohani: Ali Mohammad Sohani, Optimizia Inc.
Ali Moeen: Co-Founder, ezBike
Altaf Qureshi: CEO, Co Founder and Barrister, Wukla and Paksign
Anas Shaikh: COO, Peepu
Anaskha Afzaal: CEO, Solutions Brigade
Andeel Ali: Manager Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Development , National Incubation Center - Karachi
Arsalan Vardag: Partner, J. A. S. B. & Associates, Chartered Accountants
Asim Ghaffar: Co-founder, Easy Fresh Technologies
Athar Ahmad: CEO , SA Solutions (Pvt) Ltd
Atifa Asghar, Tencent Games
Ayesha Hamid: Chairperson/CEO, George Washington American School of International Academics
Azhar Basit: Founder, Zuhly Technologies
Bilal Mumtaz: Director, Apothecare Pvt Ltd
Bilal Qureshi: Market Engagement Manager , GSMA
Bilal Sheikh: Founder & CEO, Lettus Kitchens
Danish Naseer: Assistant Director, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram: CEO, Sehat Kahani
Ehtisham Rao: Director Digital, Telenor
Eram Abbasi: Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship & Innovation Development
Fahad Tiwana: CEO, Wonderful Engineering
Fahad Qureshi: CEO, Spaceman Studios
Faheem Sardar: Managing Director, Tangent TA Consulting
Faisal Sherjan: Managing Partner, Sustainanl Advisoy LLP
Faisal Khan: Managing Partner, Khan & Muezzin
Faisal Khan: CEO/ Founder, Ovex Technologies Pvt Ltd
Faisal Aftab: Managing Partner
Faisal Satti, https://easyfreshtech.com
Faizan Aslam: CEO, Bookme PVt Ltd
Faraz Maqsood Hamidi: Founder, The D'Hamidi Partnership
Farhat Bashir: Founding CEO, Seerab Technologies
Farrukh Maqbool: CEO, Discrete Logix Pvt Ltd
Farzal Dojki: Founder & CEO, Next Generation Innovation
Fasieh Mehta: Global Partnerships Director, Epic Games
Fathiya Bangash: Founder - Digital Marketing Agency , Digital Power 360
Fatima Mazhar: COO, COLABS
Fouad Bajwa: CEO and Co-Founder, Digital Dera Pvt Ltd. and Agriculture Republic Pakistan
Ghazanfar Azzam: CEO, Waseela Microfinance Bank
Ghazanfar Iqbal: Head of Business Development Startups AEM (Pakistan, Myanmar, Cambodia) + Malaysia, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Gulfam Baghoor: Director , BICON NUML
Habib Afzal: CEO/ Founder, T-Admen (pvt) Ltd.
Haider Raza: CEO, Evolution Partners
Hamza Iftikhar: COO, Deal Smash
Hamza Saeed Orakzai: CEO, Obortunity Consulting
Hanif Jang
Haris Ali: Chief Executive Officer, Vertechx Technologies Private Limited
Haroon Javed Qureshi: Founder & CEO , East West Infinity
Hira Saeed: Founder, CaterpillHERs | Digital Doers
Huma Beg: Founder, Ministry of Change
Humaira Sajjad
Humaira Sajjad: Program Lead , Incubation, National Science and Technology Park (NSTP)
Humaira Sajjad: Program Manager Incubation, NSTP, NUST
Humayun Mazhar: Founder & CEO , Crescent Ventures
Huzaif Khan: Mr., Durshal ( KPITB )
Imtiaz Rastgar: Chairman, Rastgar Group of Companies
Imtiaz Khalid: CEO, Multitek Marketing
Iqbal Mustafa Khan: CEO, Alachisoft
Ivan Ivanka: CEO / General Partner, i1x Venture Studio / Camel Capital
Jamal Khan: Managing Director , Stellar Consultancy
Jameel Hussain Qureshi: Managing Partner, G.N.Q. Advocates and Legal Consultants
Jaudat Shaikh: Director Software Engineering, LMKT
Javaid Iqbal: CEO, TransformX
Kalsoom Lakhani: Co-founder and General Partner , i2i Ventures
Kamran Khan: Program Manager, NIC Islamabad
Kamran Niazi: Economic Growth Specialist, USAID / Pakistan
Khizer Khan: Founder, BaKhabar Kissan
Khizer Ahmed Siddiqui: Founder, HukumJanab
Khurram Zafar: Director, 47 Ventures Ltd
M. Nash: CEO, Integry
Madiha Parvez: Manager Corporate Innovation, Telenor
Manzil Manqsood, Oxbridge Innovative Solutions
Meenah Tariq: Partner, Karavan
Mehkar Sheikh: CEO, Venture Cup Sweden
M Ghayas Ahmedani: CEO, Zaaviaa Solutions
Mobeen Ahmed: VP , Dastgyr
Mohammad Mansoor: Founder & CEO, Touch'd
Moin Uddin: Corporate Director , Tourism Promotion Services (Pakistan) Limited
Monis Rahman: Chairman & CEO, Rozee.pk, Naseeb Networks
Moqeem Ul Haque: CSO, Ufone
M. Suleman Anwar: Founder & CEO, Citionlytics
Mubariz Siddiqui: Legal Advisor & General Counsel, Sarmayacar
Muhammad Khalid: Founder & CEO, Clicky.pk
Muhammad Mustafa: CEO, EasyFresh
Muhammed Bukhari: Mr, Farmdar
Munir Muhammad: CEO, Biz360
Murtaza Zaidi: CEO, CyberVision International
Nadeem Hussain: Founder & CEO , Tameer Microfinance Bank
Nadia KANOUN: CEO, Senior Adviser, Trainer & Coach, IHSCEN for Startups
Naeem Zamindar: Founder, Neem
Najiba Wajiha Mahboob: CEO, Toureela
Natalya Kamaal: Independent Legal Practitioner , NKLAW
Nauman Lakhani: Country Manager , Dun & Bradstreet Pakistan
Naureen Hyat: Founder & CEO, Tez Financial Services
Nazir Vaid: Founder & CEO , NexSource
Nida Jaffery: Co-Founder , Nashtaywalay
Obaidullah Khwaja: Head of Mobile Advertising , Telenor
Omar Abedin: Project Director, NIC Karachi
Omar Usman Uppal: CEO/ Founder, GharAsaan
Omer Jawed Ghani: CEO and Regional Director, Enclude
Owais Anjum: Founder & CEO, EMumba
Owais H. Shaikh: National ip Expert, WIPO
Owais Hassan Shaikh: National IP Expert , WIPO
Parvez Abbasi: Project Director, National Incubation Center, Islamabad
Pir Amad: Startup Mentor , Durshal KPITB
Puruesh Chaudhary: Founder, AGAHI
Quratulain Asif: CEO, Ain Consulting Private Ltd.
Rabii Malik: Founder , Notes on Pakistan
Raza Saeed: CEO, Confiz
Rozeena Saleha, Kalam4Solutions Pvt Ltd
Saad Hamid: Developer Community Manager, Google Austria
Saad Hamid: Community Manager Developer Relations , Google
Saira Qayyum: Founder & CEO , Dream Factory
Saira Qayyum: Founder & CEO , Dream Factory
Samar Hasan: Co Founder, Epiphany Games
Sami Uddin Ahmad: Director BI and Analytics, Telenor
Sarah Munir: CEO, Invest2Innovate (i2i)
Sayyed Ahmad Masud: Regional Director Pakistan, Founder Institute
Sehrish Raza, BizB
Shahid Mahmud: Chairman & CEO, Interactive Group
Shahid Mir: CEO, Systems Research Private Limited
Shahid Rasool: CTO, PayNest
Shaikh Ayaz Ali: COO, Cooperative Computing
Shayan Sohail Sarwar: CEO, Confinality LLC
Sheeraz Ahmed: Director Enterprise Business, WiTribe Pakistan
Sheeraz Ahmed: Managing Director, Sharp Telecom
Shehryar Hydri: Managing Partner, Deosai Ventures
Shershah Hassan: Founder and CEO, KalPay
Sidra Jalil: Founder, Inspire Mill
Sleem Hasan: Founder & CEO, Privity FZ LLE
Sobia Maqbool: Head of Strategy, Pakistan Microfinance Investment Corporation
Sulaim Siddiqi: Partner, Metaii
Suruchi Singh, Charismatic Crayonz Private Limited
Syed Naseh: CEO, Diya Interactive
Syed Azfar Hussain: Program Manager , National Incubation Centre Karachi
Syed Iqbal Raza: Founder & CEO , Raza Works
Syed Shahzad Sherazi: Founder & COO, Clicky.pk
Talaal Burny: Manager Ecosystem Affairs (& External Relations), Careem Pakistan
Talha Bin Shuja: Startup and Business Consultant, High Hope International
Umair Sheikh: Founder & CEO, Arazi Ventures
Umer Azmat
Umer Adnan: CEO, Cowlar
Usama Abid: Founder & CEO, Invent Hub
Usman Butt: Founder & CEO, RepairDesk
Usman Arshad Khan: Chief Growth Officer, Checkmate Consultancy
Wahaj Siraj: CEO, Nayatel
Wajiha Ghazal: Founder, Affordable.pk
Yahya Bajwa: Lead Analyst, World Bank Group
Yaser Awan: Director, Mindstorm Studios
Yasir Ahmed: IOT/Cleantech Lead, IGNITE National Technology fund
Yasser Qayum: Lead - People, Processes and Systems & Workforce planning, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Yusuf Jan: CEO, MixIt
Yusuf Hussain: COO, Habib Bank Ltd
Zain Farooq: Founder & CEO, MyTM
Zartaj Ahmed: CEO & CoFounder, Pi Space Science Education Centre
Zeeshan Aftab: Co-founder & Managing Director, TenPearls Pvt Ltd
Zeeshan Rajwani: Founder & CEO, Garage Sale (Private) Limited
Zia Imran: Founder & CEO , Jul Bujh
Zibber Mohiuddin: CEO, PANASIAN GROUP
Zulfiqar Qazilbash: Senior Executive/Consultant/Entrepreneur, Islamabad Consulting

And many more to be announced.

The Founder Institute focuses on helping tech or tech-enabled businesses at the pre-seed stage, including both solo-founders and teams. This includes established businesses that are pre-funding and traction, MVP and prototype-stage projects, and even part-time founders with just ideas. FI's mission is to create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.